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BREAKING NEWS. The belt and knee wraps HAVE ARRIVED. The belt is a great fit and the knee wraps will take some getting used to. The belt is definitely going to help with the confidence of squatting/pulling heavy weight. I decree that tomorrow, the 28th day of April in the current era, shall be SKWAT DAY.

The last set was pretty rough. I haven't done "High Rep" sets like this in a while, and especially not with this weight. Used the belt for all working sets to get a feel for it. I'm still trying to find the right placement for it, as the gap between my hipbones and my ribs is pretty small. A little bruised from it, but I'm sure breaking it in will help some.

My quads felt about ready to pop out of the skin by the time I was done. SUPER pump.

It's a rainy day in Alabama. Perfect day to be stuck at work. Except I kinda tweaked my knee while in the cooler today. Hopefully it's nothing and will be healed by Wednesday night when I celebrate my last final by doing rack pulls. On the somewhat bright side, many of you know I've been nursing an ankle injury for a while now. All the pain is gone now, so I think it's healed!

Yep, BIG is not easy right from the get go. However, you will reap the benefits of the high rep weeks further into the program.

Nice to hear your ankle has healed up!

Thanks, Jimbo. I still have a brace to wear for the rough days, but I think that's just par for the course. I've been about ready to crawl back into bed after the past couple days with this program! I did make the mistake of doing those squats before a double shift. That ain't gonna happen again. Haha.

The last set was pretty rough. I haven't done "High Rep" sets like this in a while, and especially not with this weight. Used the belt for all working sets to get a feel for it. I'm still trying to find the right placement for it, as the gap between my hipbones and my ribs is pretty small. A little bruised from it, but I'm sure breaking it in will help some.

My quads felt about ready to pop out of the skin by the time I was done. SUPER pump.

It's a rainy day in Alabama. Perfect day to be stuck at work. Except I kinda tweaked my knee while in the cooler today. Hopefully it's nothing and will be healed by Wednesday night when I celebrate my last final by doing rack pulls. On the somewhat bright side, many of you know I've been nursing an ankle injury for a while now. All the pain is gone now, so I think it's healed!

I know the feeling about just wanting to lift too. lol Great superset Irish Hope kneee will be alright.

I know the feeling about just wanting to lift too. lol Great superset Irish Hope kneee will be alright.

Thanks, Lisa. I'm not seeing any swelling, just feeling a little discomfort. I still can squat down pretty easily and it hurts to put it on the ground (like bruising). I'll probably try and hit some light leg extensions and such tonight just to keep the blood flowing to it.